Opposition to spiritual politics is unacceptable: BJP

Chennai: With several parties including DMK and few pro-Tamil organisations opposing the “spiritual politics” announced by budding politician and Tamil film ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth, the BJP on Sunday came to his support saying opposition to spiritual politics is unacceptable.

“Belief in God is purely a personal issue. Similarly, atheism or theism are separate issues. But claiming (that) atheistic politics is fine and opposing spiritual politics cannot be accepted”, BJP national secretary H. Raja said. The senior BJP leader took to twitter to censure those parties objecting to Rajini’s spiritual politics.

The saffron party has time and again been either endorsing or supporting Rajini’s views in the hope that the veteran actor would support BJP. His decision to float his own party did not dishearten BJP, which found a new opportunity to make overtures towards Rajini. BJP, however, has been cold shouldering actor Kamal Haasan’s foray into politics as the party does not view him as a “natural ally.”

Both the actors have been maintaining equidistance from the Dravidian majors and have disclosed their ambition to carve out a niche for themselves in the political space in TN, leaving many wondering if this ‘twain shall meet’ to dispense good governance. BJP hopes that its political ambitions could be realised if Rajini extends his support to the party.  

Meanwhile, BJP state president Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has lauded the government for honouring talented personalities with the Padma awards. “In the past, during the Congress rule, hectic lobbying was needed to get such awards. But now, the government spots talents and rewards them,” she said.